Tag: the elder scrolls

Fan remake of Oblivion in Skyrim has a new video, looks amazing, is set for release ‘this year,’ and I struggle to imagine the rumoured official Oblivion remake doing much better

Fan remake of Oblivion…

Remaking an old game in a new engine is a venerable and usually doomed mainstay of the modding scene.…
Skyrim was ‘personally rebalanced’ by producer Jeff Gardiner just 2 weeks before launch: ‘Well, I hope this is good’

Skyrim was ‘personally rebalanced’…

Skyrim was getting ready to launch—it was mere weeks away—but former Bethesda producer Jeff Gardiner and the designers were…
A Skyrim dev broke the game before launch when they made thousands of tiny ants cast individual shadows: ‘Why is the game running so slow?’

A Skyrim dev broke…

Bethesda RPGs are typically jam-packed with tiny details that most players will never notice, but which all contribute to…
Avowed Was Originally Pitched As Skyrim + Destiny

Avowed Was Originally Pitched…

Obsidian Entertainment’s Avowed is a wonderful single-player RPG featuring large fantasy zones to explore and chatty companions. But that…
Skyrim lead praises Todd Howard for trying ‘desperately’ not to micromanage and be a ‘bottleneck’, even though he still ‘does what he calls seagulling where he swoops in and changes things’

Skyrim lead praises Todd…

In a new interview with PressBoxPR, Bethesda veteran and Skyrim’s lead designer Bruce Nesmith has gone over his time…
I didn’t even know I was bothered by how bad Skyrim’s NPCs look during the split second they’re opening doors, and now a modder’s pointed it out the mod to fix has become essential

I didn’t even know…

The way NPCs open doors in Skyrim has always been a bit silly. When they’re crossing load screens they…
Beloved Bethesda RPG voice actor Wes Johnson is in critical condition after being found ‘unconscious and barely alive,’ and his family is asking for help from fans

Beloved Bethesda RPG voice…

The family of prolific videogame voice actor Wes Johnson has shared a GoFundMe to raise money for his hospital…
January’s Can’t-Miss Game Releases, A Surprise Horror Hit On Steam, And More Of The Week’s Top Stories

January’s Can’t-Miss Game Releases,…

This past week saw the end of 2024, the arrival of 2025, and, arguably, a predictably slow start to…
Kotaku’s 15 Most-Read Stories Of 2024

Kotaku’s 15 Most-Read Stories…

If you wind up on the wrong side of Reddit or YouTube, you’ll likely come across bold declarations proclaiming…
Bethesda’s former Elder Scrolls loremaster on why he left, Starfield’s ‘communication breakdowns’, and how he wanted The Elder Scrolls 6 ‘to be The Empire Strikes Back’

Bethesda’s former Elder Scrolls…

Kurt Kuhlmann, the longtime Elder Scrolls “loremaster”, hasn’t revealed why he left Bethesda in 2023 after more than 20…